Cognition and Political Ideology in Aging.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The impact of cognitive function and decline on political ideology is unknown. We studied the relationship between cognition and both political orientation and political policy choices in a population of older persons.

Design

Longitudinal investigation.

Setting

A retirement community and its surroundings in Southern California.

Participants

151 members of a longitudinal investigation of aging and dementia in the oldest-old (the 90+ Study), mean age 95 years.

Measurements

Participants self-reported their political ideology (7-point scale from extremely liberal to extremely conservative) and policy preferences for federal spending on public schooling, aid to the poor, and protecting the environment, as well as on preferences on immigration rates,

SUBMITTER: Fisher M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature